Alex Delton

Photo by: Kevin McCarty

K-State's Alex Delton runs for a touchdown against UCLA during the Cactus Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona on December 26, 2017.

Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hays, Kan.
High School:
Hays

CAREER HONORS
• 2018 First Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2017 Cactus Bowl Offensive MVP
• 2017 First Team Academic All-Big 12

CAREER: A highly-regarded quarterback who showed flashes during his four years in Manhattan... Used a graduate transfer following his junior year of 2018.

2018: Played in seven games with starts against Texas and Kansas... Threw for 554 yards and two touchdowns on 44-of-80 aim, while he rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns on 85 carries... Scored the game-winning touchdown against Kansas on a 21-yard run... Tossed a career-long pass of 72 yards for a touchdown against UTSA... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors... Named a team co-captain.

2017: Played in seven games, including starts against TCU, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Tech... Finished the year throwing for 637 yards and three touchdowns on 49-of-85 aim, while he rushed for 500 yards on 100 carries with eight scores... Came off the bench in the Cactus Bowl to rush for a K-State bowl record 158 yards and three scores en route to Offensive MVP accolades... His 158 yards were also the sixth most by a K-State quarterback in any game... Also tied a Wildcat bowl record with his three rushing touchdowns... Took his first rushing attempt 68 yards for a touchdown, the longest rush ever by a Wildcat in a bowl game... Teamed with Alex Barnes (117 yards) for a double 100-yard game, the first by a Wildcat duo in a bowl game... The combined 275 rushing yards between Delton and Barnes were the most ever by a pair of underclassmen in any game... Also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown on 7-of-10 accuracy against the Bruins... Also tallied a 100-yard rushing game against No. 9 Oklahoma with 142 yards and another three touchdowns... His two 100-yard rushing games tied for the most by a Big 12 quarterback during the 2017 season... Totaled 79 rushing yards and two touchdowns coming off the bench at Texas... Recorded a career-high 167 passing yards in the first half at Texas Tech before leaving the game due to injury... Picked up First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.

2016: Saw action in four games, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries while throwing for 11 yards on 3-of-6 aim... Saw his most extensive action against Kansas, setting career highs in rushing yards (53) and attempts (12), while he logged 37 yards on the ground and had his first-career touchdown against Florida Atlantic... All his passing yards came against Missouri State when he went 3-for-5.

2015: Played in each of the first two games, rushing four times for 18 yards, including three times for 10 yards in the season opener against South Dakota... Earned a medical hardship, allowing the 2015 campaign to be his redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Hays, including the final year under head coach Bo Black... Rated the 23rd best dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals and 33rd by ESPN, while he was rated the fifth-best player in the state of Kansas by Rivals and the top quarterback in the state by ESPN... An honorable mention all-state selection by the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle in 2014 after rushing for 1,519 yards and 17 touchdowns in addition to throwing for 1,402 yards and 13 scores... Named the 2014 Area Player of the Year by the Hays Daily News while he was also the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year... Earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior as he finished his career with over 6,700 total offensive yards and 75 touchdowns... Also lettered three years in track.

PERSONAL: Alex Christian Delton was born October 23, 1996, in Hays, Kansas... Son of Ricky Delton and Rhonda Dinkel... Has one brother, Alan... Majoring in secondary education.